The move for Gameiro rules out an Atletico return for Chelsea's Diego Costa

Gameiro has signed a four-year deal in the process, and while the transfer fee has been kept secret, it was widely reported that Sevilla were demanding his £33.5million release clause be met in full.

Gameiro will now link up with compatriot Antoine Griezmann at the Vicente Calderon, with a deadly partnership looming large as the battle for the Spanish title firmly establishes itself as a three-horse race.

And Barcelona have suffered a further blow after it was revealed that Atletico’s Luciano Vietto moved in the opposite direction on a season-long loan deal.